Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/makʷos
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This Proto-Celtic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence. |
Proto-Celtic
Alternative forms
- *makʷkʷos[1] (with secondary gemination)
Etymology
Uncertain. Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱwos, from *meh₂ḱ- (“to raise, grow”). Compare Latin macer (“lean, thin”), Ancient Greek μακρός (makrós, “long, tall”), Proto-Germanic *magraz (“lean, meager”).[1]
Noun
*makʷos m[1]
Declension
| Masculine o-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *makʷos | *makʷou | *makʷoi |
| vocative | *makʷe | *makʷou | *makoi |
| accusative | *makʷom | *makʷou | *makoms |
| genitive | *makʷī | *makʷous | *makʷom |
| dative | *makūi | *makʷobom | *makʷobos |
| locative | *makʷei | *? | *? |
| instrumental | *makū | *makʷobim | *makʷūis |
Descendants
From *makʷkʷos with secondary gemination: